American Guides : The Federal Writers' Project and the Casting of American Culture /

In the midst of the Great Depression, Americans were nearly universally literate-and they were hungry for the written word. Magazines, novels, and newspapers littered the floors of parlors and tenements alike. With an eye to this market and as a response to devastating unemployment, Roosevelt's...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Griswold, Wendy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2016]
Temas:
Books and reading > United States > History > 20th century.
Federal Writers' Project - Influence.
Regionalism > Social aspects > United States.
Social change > United States.
HISTORY / General.
sociology, great depression, literacy, magazines, newspapers, unemployment, works progress administration, president roosevelt, fdr, federal writers project, jobs, employment, economics, economy, 20th century, us history, united states, cultural impact, american guides, travel writing, travelling, social change, politics, culture, federalism, diversity, bureaucratic logic, politically strategic decisions, regionalism, intellectual life, civilization.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Tables and Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Casting Culture
  • PART ONE Jobs for Writers
  • 1 Putting People to Work
  • 2 Keeping Writers out of Trouble
  • PART TWO Guides for Travelers
  • 3 Guiding Travelers
  • 4 Seeing America
  • PART THREE Cultural Federalism
  • 5 Negotiating Federalism
  • 6 Describing America
  • PART FOUR Readers and Authors
  • 7 Guiding Readers
  • 8 Choosing Authors
  • PART FIVE Casting Culture
  • 9 Defining Literature
  • 10 Using Books
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Organizations and Acronyms
  • Appendix B: Key Dates for the Federal Writers' Project, New Deal Relief Programs, and American Travel
  • Appendix C: New York State's Directors
  • Appendix D: Contents of the 48 State Guides
  • Appendix E: Authors
  • Appendix F: Comparison of Canon Definers Pattee, Parrington, Spiller, Baym (Norton), and American Guides
  • Appendix G: US Census Regions and Divisions
  • References
  • Author Index
  • State Index
  • Subject Index

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